Chinese troops carry out live-firing exercises near Taiwan

China has launched a second day of military drills around Taiwan, showcasing destroyers, frigates, fighters and bombers in live-fire exercises.

Beijing has called the maneuvers a "punitive response" to separatist forces, while Taipei condemned the drills as provocative and destabilizing.

Taiwan's coast guard confronted a Chinese vessel entering its waters, as residents expressed concern but remained largely stoic amid rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait.